Bad Aussee is a Spa town in the Austrian state of Styria, located at the confluence of three sources of the river Traun. Bad Aussee is the economic and cultural centre of Styria, and is considered the geographical center of Austria.

The city began to flourish in the middle ages, when there began the production of salt. The main period of the rise of the city in the first half of the 19th century, when Archduke Johann, who was the grandson of Maria Theresa, married the daughter of a postman Anna Plochl in 1827. Since then, the Archduke otherwise patronized the city, providing not only economic, but also cultural influence on its development. Residents were very grateful to Johann, so in the middle of the Park bad Aussee was a monument to the beloved Archduke.

Today, the city focuses on tourism. In bad Aussee has a wonderful local history Museum, which is located in a historic 14th-century building on the Central city square. The Museum tells the history of salt mining, about local traditions and customs. The city is the Spa, which offers unique therapeutic therapeutic baths. Near the town are two ski resorts, one of which boasts stunning views of the Dachstein glacier.

One of the most colorful annual events in the city takes place on the eve of Great Lent, when the participants dress up in costumes with sequins and go parade through town to announce the arrival of spring. Another interesting holiday Festival of daffodils. Every spring, on the last weekend of may, the participants build a massive flower sculptures from pale yellow flowers and put them around town.

In 1983 near bad Aussee was found the gold from the Reichsbank bullion.